This is one that gives many people problems especially for technical writing papers. When does a disease get capitalized? When it is named after a person.
Lyme disease
Alzheimer's disease
type 1 diabetes
cancer
Lou Gehrig's disease
All of the terms that are capitalized are ones that happen to be names of either the discover of the disease or someone who suffered from it. How would you like to have a disease named after you?
Breeds
Although few people write about dogs or other animals in my English classes, this is a good time to go over breeds of animals. Breeds are capitalized when named after specific countries and regions.
Diseases
This is one that gives many people problems especially for technical writing papers. When does a disease get capitalized? When it is named after a person.
All of the terms that are capitalized are ones that happen to be names of either the discover of the disease or someone who suffered from it. How would you like to have a disease named after you?
Breeds
Although few people write about dogs or other animals in my English classes, this is a good time to go over breeds of animals. Breeds are capitalized when named after specific countries and regions.